Keg-washing machine



(No Model.)

H. BINDER.

KEG WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Nov. 17, 1885..

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HEBMANN BINDER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

KEG-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,550, dated November17, 1885. Application filed April 26, 1884. Serial No. 129,417. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMANN BINDER, of the city of St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inKeg Washing Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewof my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the valve,showing it closed, and Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing it open toadmit warm water; Fig. 4 is a detail top view, on larged, showing theposition of the parts when the valve is closed. Fig. 5 is a similar viewshowing the position of the parts when the valve is open to admit warmwater, and Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the position of the partswhen the valve is open to admit cold water. Fig. 7 shows a top view ofsprocket-wheels and chain which may be substituted for the gear-wheels.

My present invention relates to an improvement on the device shown anddescribed in Letters Patent of the United States No. 204,288, issued tome May 28, 1878; and this invention consists in features of noveltyhereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims. 7

Referring to the drawings, A represents a stand or frame to support thekeg-holder and nozzle, and B a stand or frame that supports thethree-way valve T, which is connected to a hot-water pipe, 0, acold-water pipe, D, and an escape or outlet pipe, I, that connects withthe nozzle J,.which enters the bunghole of the keg when the keg isplaced on the holder L, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. 1. The holderconsists of four arms, as shown in the patent referred to. On the hub ofthe holder is a cog-wheel or pinion, M, meshing into a similar wheel orpinion, N, on the valve stem. Through the stem may be passed a stop-pin,O, that will come against the stand or frame A when the valve is openedfor either hot or cold water, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Now, it will beseen that by simply twisting the keg to turn the holder and thegear-wheels in the direction shown by the arrows, Fig. 6, the hot-waterpipe will be opened. Then by turning it in the direction shown by thearrows, Fig. 5, the cold-water pipe will be opened; and then by turningit to the position shownin Fig. 4, which is the same as that shown inFig. 2, both pipes will be closed. Thus it will be seen that the levers(shown in my former patent) for opening and closing the valve aredispensed with, and the same end is accomplished by simply twisting thekeg, which is a great convenience, for the operator does not have toleave hold of the keg until it is ready to be removed. The nozzle is thesame as that shown in my patent referred to.

To avoid the danger of the valve being tightened in its seat or casing,so that it could not be turned by the kegor something striking the wheelN on top, I locate a set-screw, P, beneath, and which jams against thevalve. It is supported in a cross-piece, B, of the stand or frame B. Itmay be turned up or down, so that the valve may always be properlyseated.

An indicator, P, may be secured to the hub of the holder, if desired.

The valve and holder might be provided with a sprocket-wheel each, and achain made use of to connect them, Fig. 7; but the gearwheels arepreferred.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the hot and cold waterpipes, valve controlling both pipes, oscillating holder, and connectionbetween the valve and the holder, the whole being so arranged that byturning the holder the hot or cold water can be turned on at will andboth shut off when desired.

2. The combination of the hot and cold water pipes, three-way valvecontrolling both pipes, oscillating or turning holder, and connectionbetween the valve and holder, arranged and operating substantially asshown and described, whereby the turning of the holder operates thevalve to permit the flow of either hot or cold water or shut off theflow of both, as set forth.

3. The combination of the three-way valve, pipes, nozzle, holder, andgear-wheels, arranged and operating substantially as shown anddescribed.

HERMANN BINDER.

In presence of- GEO. H. KNIGHT, BENJN. A. KNIGHT.

